HMS Moth (1915)
During service as the Japanese Suma in 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Moth |
| Ordered | 1915 |
| Builder | Sunderland Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 1915 |
| Launched | 9 October 1915 |
| Commissioned | 5 January 1916 |
| Out of service | 12 December 1941 |
| Identification | Pennant number: T69 |
| Fate | Scuttled 12 December 1941 at Hong Kong |
| General characteristics (HMS Moth) | |
| Class & type | Insect-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 625 tons |
| Length | 72.40 m (237 ft 6 in) (overall) |
| Beam | 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.20 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.0 knots (25.9 km/h; 16.1 mph) |
| Complement | 55 |
| Armament | See § Armaments |
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Suma (須磨) |
| Namesake | Suma-ku, Kobe |
| Builder | Navy 2nd Construction Department at Hong Kong |
| Acquired | February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1945 |
| Stricken | 11 May 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk 19 March 1945 by naval mine |
| General characteristics (Suma) | |
| Displacement | 645 tons |
| Length | 72.40 m (237 ft 6 in) (Overall) |
| Beam | 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 14.0 knots (16.1 mph; 25.9 km/h) |
| Complement | 84 (March 1945) |
| Armament | See § Armaments |
| Armour | Partially armoured bridge |
HMS Moth (Pennant number: T69) was an Insect-class gunboat of the Royal Navy. Entering service in 1916, Moth had a varied career with service in the Middle East, the White Sea and the Far East in two world wars. Scuttled in World War II during the invasion of Hong Kong, the ship was raised and put into service by the Imperial Japanese Navy as Suma (須磨). The ship remained active throughout the war, before striking a naval mine in the Yangtze River in 1945 and sinking.